Somerville Open Space Typologies

Working with the City of Somerville on its new Zoning Overhaul, Utile provided illustrative graphics that easily translate the code standards and make the ordinance clearer to read, understand, and ultimately ensure that it is more customer-friendly. Unique from most zoning codes, the City of Somerville is also regulating programmatic and design requirements for different types of open spaces. Utile has produced illustrative typologies that translate these requirements by producing caricatures of what such open spaces might look like, while still highlighting how program and design requirements might be incorporated.